Jacob beachler



STATES PATENT FFIC.

JACOB BEACHLER, OF ANDERSON, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND J. F.BRICKLEY, OF SAME PLAGE.

RAILROAD-SWITCH.

Speccaton of Letters Patent No. 24,889, dated July 19, 1859.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB BEACHLER, of Anderson, in the county ofMadison and State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved SafetyAttachment for Railroad- Switches; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification,in which-n Figure l, is a perspective view of a` railroad switch with myinvention applied to it. Fig. Q, a detached plan or top vi-ew of myinvention with a portion of the rail to which it is applied. Fig. 3, aside view of ditto with the rail bisected transversely.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

The object of this invention is to prevent the casual movement of carson turn outs, so that the cars cannot pass the intersection of the maintrack and turn out and prove a dangerous obstruction to the main track.It frequently happens that carsf-freiglnt and empty and surpluspassenger cars, are switched off on side tracks or turn-outs and if thegrade of the turn-out be slightly descending toward the main track thecars are very liable to move back toward the main track, a slight windor other disturbing cause effecting such result. I obviate thisditliculty by placing an obstruction by the side of the turn-out nearthe switch and connecting the obstruction with the switch in such a way,that when the switch is thrown in line with the turn out the obstructionwill be moved free from the turn out and the cars allowed to pass on theturn out and when the switch is moved in line with the main track, theobstruction thrown over one of the rails of the turn out and the carsprevented from casually moving back toward the main track.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention I will proceed to describe it.

A, represents the rails of a main track, B, the rails of a turn out andC, a switch. The above parts are constructed and arranged in the usualway and therefore do not require a minute description.

D, represents a bent lever which is pivoted to a sleeper a, near theswitch C. One end of this lever is connected by a link b, with theswitch bar c, and the opposite end of the lever is connected by ajointed rod d, with a bar E, which is pivoted to a sleeper e, by theside of the turn out B. The rod al, is attached by a pivot to the outerend of the bar E, the inner end being notched or recessed, as shownclearly at f, in Fig. 3, so that the inner end of the bar may, whenturned in the proper position fit over the rail g, of the turn out, 'asshown in Figs. l and 3.

The bent lever D, is so connected to theY switch C, and bar E, that whenthe switch is thrown in line with the main track A, the bar E, whichserves as an obstruction or scotch will, by means of the bent lever D,and rod el, be thrown over the rail g, of the turn out, as shown clearlyin Fig. l, and when the switch is thrown in line with the rails of theturn out B, the obstruction or scotch E, will be then parallel with therail (/,and free from it as shown in Fig. 2.

From the above description it will be seen that when cars are switched0H on the turn out B. the projection or scotch l E,will not interferewith the passage of the cars thereon, and when the cars are on the turnout and the switch moved back in line with the main track, theprojection or scotch E, will prevent any retrograde movement of the carsand therefore etfectually prevent the cars on the turn out from passingover the intersection of the main track and turn out. The main tracktherefore cannot be obstructed by the retrograde movement of the cars onthe turn out and all accidents proceeding from such cause avoided.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is,

The obstruction or scotch E, applied to the turn out and connected withthe switch so as to be operated automatically by the movement of thesame substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JACOB BEACHLER.

litnesses R. V. ATHERTON, M. ATHERTON.

